Improvement District No. 24

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Improvement District No. 24
Improvement District No. 24 (Wood Buffalo)
Improvement district
AB locator ID NO 24 (WOOD BUFFALO).svg
Location within Alberta
Coordinates: 59°2′N113°19′W / 59.033°N 113.317°W / 59.033; -113.317 Coordinates: 59°2′N113°19′W / 59.033°N 113.317°W / 59.033; -113.317
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Region Northern Alberta
Census division No. 16
Established [1] January 1, 1967
Renumbered [1] January 1, 1969
Government
[1] [2]
 • Governing body Alberta Municipal Affairs (AMA)
 • Minister of AMA Ric McIver
 • CAOTroy Shewchuk
 •  MLA Dan Williams and Tany Yao
Area
 (2021) [3]
 • Land33,053.78 km2 (12,762.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [3]
 • Total706
 • Density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)

Improvement District No. 24, or Improvement District No. 24 (Wood Buffalo), [4] is an improvement district in Alberta, Canada. Coextensive with the portion of Wood Buffalo National Park in northeast Alberta, the improvement district provides local governance for lands within the park that are not within Indian reserves.

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History

Improvement District (ID) No. 24 was originally formed as ID No. 150 on January 1, 1967. [1] ID No. 150 was renumbered to ID No. 24 on January 1, 1969. [1]

Geography

Improvement District (ID) No. 24 is adjacent to the northern boundary of the province of Alberta. [5] It borders the Northwest Territories to the north, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo to the east and south, and Mackenzie County to the west. [5] The Peace River meanders eastward through ID No. 24, which at its confluence with Riviere des Rochers becomes the Slave River. [5] The Athabasca River, Riviere des Rochers, and the Slave River comprise much of the eastern boundary of ID No. 24. [5] Some of its water bodies include Baril Lake, Lake Claire, and Mamawi Lake. [5] The majority of the Peace-Athabasca Delta is within the southeast portion of ID No. 24. [5]

Communities and localities

No urban municipalities, hamlets, or urban service areas are within ID No. 24. [1] A portion of the St. Bruno Farm settlement is within the northeast portion of the improvement district. [5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Improvement District No. 24 had a population of 706 living in 113 of its 133 total private dwellings, a change of

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Improvement District No. 24 had a population of 648 living in 106 of its 123 total private dwellings, a change of

Attractions

Alberta's portion of Wood Buffalo National Park is within Improvement District No. 24. [5]

Government

Improvement District No. 24 is governed by Alberta's Minister of Municipal Affairs. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Municipal Profiles: Improvement Districts" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 1, 2021. pp. 29–35. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Alberta Municipal Affairs". Alberta Municipal Affairs . Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  4. ↑ "2022 Municipal Codes" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2021 Provincial Base Map: Municipalities (PDF) (Map). Alberta Environment and Parks. July 26, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Economic Regions - SGC 2006 (4816051 - Improvement District No. 24)". Statistics Canada. November 27, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  7. ↑ Geo-Administrative Areas (Hamlet, Locality and Townsite Culture Points) (Geodatabase layer) (Map). AltaLIS. October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2021.{{cite map}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  8. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
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